The typical morning scene in Phnom Penh includes thousands of motos getting folks to work and people setting up their stall for the day's business. Stalls range in size from 3x6 to 20x20. We started our day with a western style breakfast of omelet and french bread with coffee. The motos are everywhere. It's almost as if the government wants there to be more motos.
Lunch was at a really neat place called Friends that helps train children who have lived on the streets of Phnom Penh to work in the restaurant industry. The program provides training and housing to 1,800 homeless and vulnerable children (www.mithsamlanh.org) Students are trained by teachers and chefs to prepare meals, run a kitchen, serve food and bus tables. The program also provides training in pedicures and manicures, all with the aim of providing a means of self support for these students. The food was great and the ladies on our team received manicures and pedicures.
In the evening we went to the Mekong River to experience the nightlife and have dinner on the river. We ate at a balcony table overlooking the river and walked along the river front taking in the sights. There were boys playing soccer and badminton, folks taking aerobics classes and lots of shops and restaurants. We had a really great meal and I ordered Cambodia fried rice that turned out to be a great dish.
We will be spending most of the day with the kids of Prek Eng 2 on Saturday and Sunday, so today was a day off to do some shopping, explore the city and rest up a bit.
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